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Merritt College Data & Information Overview

7% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Merritt College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Merritt College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Merritt College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Since Merritt College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.

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Merritt College Faculty

26 to 1 Student to Faculty
24% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Merritt College, this rate is 26 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Merritt College is 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  24 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Merritt College

51% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Merritt College this rate is 51%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  51 out of 100
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Merritt College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,174 Full-Time Undergraduates
79.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
67.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,261 undergraduates at Merritt College with 1,174 being full-time and 5,087 being part-time.

How Much Does Merritt College Cost?

$12,849 Net Price
The overall average net price of Merritt College is $12,849. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Merritt College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

The student loan default rate at Merritt College is 6.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Merritt College Graduates Make?

$39,682 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Merritt College make around $39,682 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Merritt College

California State
1,174 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Merritt College is a public institution situated in Oakland, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for Merritt College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 12500 Campus Dr, Oakland, CA 94619-3196
Phone: 510-531-4911
Website: www.merritt.edu/

Merritt College Majors

29 Majors With Completions
643 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Merritt College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Merritt College

93% Take At Least One Class Online
86% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 5,823 students took at least one online class at Merritt College. This is an increase from the 3,421 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 5,823 5,416
2019-2020 3,421 2,259
2018-2019 3,012 1,870
2017-2018 3,121 2,019
2016-2017 2,424 1,440

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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